Szia! (Hungarian for hello!)
We started our Monday with a healthy serving of homework and
the daily yogurt and breakfast sandwich. Upon finishing the homework after
minimal tear shed, the somber class embarked upon the trek to school with a
slightly less positive outlook on Number Theory and a diminished confidence in
their own general intelligence.
Once we all settled in for another potentially brutal day of
learning, Professor Bruce Hanson demonstrated another trait representative of
his alleged super-heroism. Not only did he manage to break yet another piece of
chalk, he also admitted to possessing psychic capabilities. He demonstrated
this newfound power by successfully guessing the seventh digit of multiple
students’ numbers, which had been generated by multiplying numbers between one
and nine.
After a significantly more comprehensible math lecture and
inspiring group worksheet, the class delighted in a brief cinematic masterpiece
depicting the rise and fall of the great Hungarian, Istvan Szechenyi. Szechenyi
was the man responsible for connecting Buda and Pest, advocating an economic
renewal by implementing technological innovations, and modernizing Budapest. One student is quoted as saying, “ Two and a
half hours just WASN’T long enough!” No sarcasm intended. Multiple students
were witnessed shedding real tears during Szechenyi’s funeral at the end of the
movie.
Still bewildered after watching what might have been the
best-scored movie Hungary has ever produced, the class went separate ways to
indulge in a late dinner. We went to a delightful restaurant by the name of
“Paprika,” meaning “pepper” in Hungarian. Natalie ordered a meat plate for two,
to be consumed by one. Rachel ordered Wiener Schnitzel, a staple in the
European diet.
Upon return to the hotel, most students were found in the
breakfast room tackling the new homework assignment, much more confidently than
they had the previous. After spending a mere hour and a half working, the
assignment was finished. Therefore, our Monday was full of learning, as
desired.
Szia! (also Hungarian for goodbye!)
Natalie and Rachel
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